Pharmacist, Pharmacy-KHR

aku; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 1,339,000 - 2,009,000; Full time

Job summary

Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is seeking a Pharmacist for the Pharmacy-KHR. The role involves dispensing in inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory pharmacies, reviewing orders, and ensuring safe, accurate medication delivery across AKUH facilities in Pakistan.

The ideal candidate holds a Pharmacy degree with registration in Pakistan, at least one year of experience, and readiness to work shifts in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Doctorate or Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university.
• Current registration with Pharmacy Council Pakistan.
• At least one year of experience in a reputable organization.
• Familiarity with hospital pharmacy operations and pharmacology concepts.
• Knowledge of locally available drugs and their indications.
• Excellent communication with medical staff and patients.
• Willingness to work in shift duties.

Responsibilities

• Dispense drugs in inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory pharmacies.
• Review physician orders for accurate therapeutic doses.
• Monitor laboratory reports for antibiotics and drug interactions.
• Ensure timely delivery of medication to nursing units and patients.
• Ensure accuracy of the labels before dispensing.
• Complete expiry of drug list accurately and on time.
• Assist in patient counseling for outpatient prescriptions and cash handling.
• Prepare cytotoxic drugs, TPN solutions, IVPB mixtures, sterile injections, bulk compounding and monitor chemo lists.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Communication skills

Shift work

Education

Pharmacy degree

Pharmacy registration (Pakistan)

Job description

Pharmacist, Pharmacy-KHR

Introduction

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services to their patients under one roof. In addition to the tertiary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of 4 Off-Campus Hospitals, 30+ Medical Centres, and over 290+ Clinical Laboratories, 30+ Pharmacies in over 120+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The hospital provides zakat for those patients who are eligible, and the health systems offers generous patient welfare to support those in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.

Entity: Aga Khan Hospital, Kharadar

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• dispense drugs in the inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory pharmacies
• review and process physician orders for accurate therapeutic doses
• monitor laboratory reports for proper indication of antibiotics, drug to drug interactions, duplication of same class etc.
• ensure timely delivery of medication to nursing units and patients
• ensure accuracy of the labels before dispensing
• complete expiry of drug list accurately and on timely-basis
• assist in patient counseling for outpatient prescription and maintenance of cash
• prepare cytotoxic drug, TPN solution, IVPB mixtures, sterile injection, bulk compounding and monitor chemo critical list.

Requirements

You should have:

• a Doctorate / Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university
• current registration with pharmacy council Pakistan
• at least one year experience in a reputable organization
• familiarity with hospital pharmacy functioning and processessound knowledge of physiology, pharmacology and pharmaceutical concepts
• knowledge of locally available drugs, pharmaceutical drugs and their indications
• excellent communication skills, particularly with medical professionals and patients
• willingness to work in shift duties

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.